On the symplectic structures arising in Optics

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12 February 1996

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.hep-th/9602036

Abstract

Geometric optics is analysed using the techniques of Presymplectic Geometry. We obtain the symplectic structure of the space of light rays in a medium of a non constant refractive index by reduction from a presymplectic structure, and using adapted coordinates, we find Darboux coordinates. The theory is illustrated with some examples and we point out some simple physical applications

Keywords

SYMPLECTIC STRUCTURE
STRUCTURES ARISING
GEOMETRIC OPTICS
REFRACTIVE INDEX
PRESYMPLECTIC
COORDINATES
ADAPTED
OPTICS

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Published version: Fortschritte der Physik, 44 (3), 181.

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